"From the moment my perception of movement changed completely, my whole life changed. "
« HE REMOVED THE BLINDERS … »
« … I was «another thing», not even another person. I was myself, but in a work so deep that I was «another thing»»
“I realised that my work and my competence was not only to choreograph shows but to find the choreographic identity of the dancer.”
"OKUS LAB's preliminary research has led to a methodology of body development based on improvisation, which borrows from both science and art. At the conclusion of a process of inner transformation, the method leads to the development of bodily creativity and spiritual spontaneity."
Fabrice Offredi
«OKUS LAB’s preliminary research has led to a methodology of body development based on improvisation that borrows from both science and art. Through a
process of inner transformation, the method leads to the development of bodily
creativity and spiritual spontaneity.» Fabrice Offredi
PHANTASMAGORICAL CHARACTER
… TO CREATE MOVEMENTS
… TO IMPROVE YOUR CREATIVITY
… TO STAY FOCUSED
… FOR IMPROVISATION SKILLS
… TO FEEL CONNECTED
… TO DEVELOP DANCER’S MUTATIONS
… TO EXPRESS YOUR IDENTITY
CHOREOGRAPHIC ORGANISM
A presentation of your PHANTASMAGORIC CHARACTER
through a choreographic piece.
Even if we want to avoid this term, it is undeniable that we are in an approach of
«PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT». With this method we have also perceived the impact on the state of
consciousness which changes and evolves.
This method emerges from the simple observation that we all have several facets to our personality. However, our societies imprison us in our bodies. They thus reduce the richness of our movements and fill us with «false beliefs».
This has the consequence of inhibiting our innate creativity, while EVERYONE can dance and move in a natural and incredible way. Even as a dancer it is complicated to free yourself and reach your full creative potential.
Since many projects with dancers from different backgrounds, I have focused on researching singularity in the dancer, starting with myself.
The creation of shows being a pretext to develop a choreographic signature specific to OKUS Lab but above
all to create «choreographic mutants». This method makes it possible to find the phantasmagorical characters hiding behind each dancer.
I was able to apply this method with different profiles, professional dancers, non-dancers, prison inmates, children, etc …
As a biochemist and researcher in genetics, I transpose these modes of scientific reflection
and «molecular» to the art of dance … or how to see the dancer as a changeable and evolving organism.
It all took shape with two professional dancers from the break-dancing world. In spite of their international level on the Bboying stage, one of them contacted me to ask me to help him to open up to creativity…
For the first time I was confronted with dancers who did not master my gestures and I did not master theirs.
I had to sit down, look at them and think … and that’s when the magic formula OKUS FOKUS appeared.
Here is a creative approach and method for dancers and non-dancers to explore their physical potential and imagination. Allowing them to go further in the search for identity, the development of their movements, improvisation.
Inspired by urban dances, hypnosis, tinged with a scientific spirit and a touch of magic … One of the entry points of this approach is based on focusing the gaze «in» the movement.
Even if we want to avoid this term, it is undeniable that we are in an approach of
«PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT». With this method we have also perceived the impact on the state of
consciousness which changes and evolves.
MANU DI MARTINO
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